{"id":47953,"date":"2025-05-20T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=47953"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:53:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:53:17","slug":"memorial-day-celebrations-in-paulding-antwerp-payne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/memorial-day-celebrations-in-paulding-antwerp-payne\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day Celebrations in Paulding, Antwerp & Payne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PAULDING OHIO:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Paulding VFW Post 587 will have our traditional Memorial Day Services as Follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:00 AM \u00a0 Rochester Cemetery, Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                VFW Color Guard and Rifle Squad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                VFW Auxiliary <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Scouts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Charley Simpson MC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Ron Hofacker Prayer and Guest Speaker, Pastor of Rose Hill Church of God<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Dan Wilder soloist <\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 AM Live Oak Cemetery, Paulding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                VFW Color Guard and Rifle Squad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                VFW Auxiliary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Scouts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Paulding H. S. Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                John Daeger, Commander MC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Prayer, Reverend Kent Adkins, Pastor of Freedom Church of Northwest Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Guest Speaker, Mr Kevin Wood from Adrian MI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Abraham Lincoln impersonator, will talk about the Gettysburg Address.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:00 AM Lunch at the VFW, 214 N. Water St<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Open to the community Hot Dogs, Beans, Chips, Pop and Water<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANTWERP OHIO:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The community of Antwerp will gather to honor and remember local veterans with a series of heartfelt Memorial Day tributes on Monday, May 26<\/strong>, with additional observances scheduled for Sunday, May 25<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, May 25 – <\/strong>The weekend will begin with the traditional cemetery salute on Sunday morning<\/strong>, where members of the Antwerp VFW Post 5087 will visit multiple cemeteries across the area to honor fallen veterans. At 10:30 a.m.<\/strong>, a wreath ceremony will take place at the Maumee River bridge on SR 49<\/strong>, where traffic will briefly pause to allow for a solemn 21-gun salute and the ceremonial placing of a wreath into the river in honor of Navy and Marine Corps veterans lost at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, May 26 \u2013 Memorial Day – <\/strong>The main community observance will be held on Monday, beginning with a parade at 10:30 a.m.<\/strong> from downtown Antwerp (at the VFW) to Riverside Veterans Memorial Park. The parade will feature the Antwerp High School Band<\/strong>, Antwerp Fire Department<\/strong>, EMS<\/strong>, and a contingent of local veterans marching<\/strong> in formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 11:00 a.m.<\/strong>, the Memorial Day service<\/strong> will begin at the Riverside Veterans Memorial<\/strong>. This year\u2019s featured speaker will be Dave Phillips<\/strong>, a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran<\/strong> and Antwerp resident, who now co-owns KB Scoops in the community. Reverend Mike Schneider<\/strong> of Antwerp United Methodist Church will deliver the invocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the ceremony, all are invited to the Antwerp VFW Post 5087<\/strong>, where sandwiches and refreshments<\/strong> will be served to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizers expect a strong turnout and encourage families to attend and pay tribute to the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information or to volunteer, residents are encouraged to contact the VFW Post 5087.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAYNE OHIO:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Village of Payne will be recognizing Memorial Day on Monday, May 26th with a parade starting at 9:30 a.m. The parade will conclude at Wiltsie Cemetery where a ceremony will take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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